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Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?
  1. #1


    =?Utf-8?B?YmFybnlm?= Guest

    Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
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    barny



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  2. #2


    Jason Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    It works well on XP but MS has not made it available for public testing as of yet. MS should be starting Vista testing soon though.

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    Jason

    Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600 & 5728
    MS Office 2007 B2TR
    "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
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    barny

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  3. #3


    =?Utf-8?B?YmFybnlm?= Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    Thanks Jason for the reply...

    I'm currently using WOC on XP Pro but have the Vista Beta2 disk and wanted
    to load it on top of XP.
    When I run the Vista Upgrade Advisory tool, it show compatibility issues
    with WOC and a couple of other devices and programs. I've uninstalled the
    devices and software except for WOC. Like you said, it is running great with
    XP.
    I was hoping MS would have a compatible version....

    barny


    "Jason" wrote:

    > It works well on XP but MS has not made it available for public testing as
    > of yet. MS should be starting Vista testing soon though.
    >
    > --
    > Jason
    >
    > Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600 & 5728
    > MS Office 2007 B2TR
    > "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    > I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    > --
    > barny
    >


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  4. #4


    =?Utf-8?B?YmFybnlm?= Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    Thanks Jason for the reply,

    I'm using WOC with XP Pro now but want to upgrade to Vista Beta2. The
    Windows Upgrade Advisory Tool shows compatibility issues with WOC and a
    couple of other programs and devices on my system.
    Was hoping MS would have a compatible version of WOC.
    --
    barny


    "Jason" wrote:

    > It works well on XP but MS has not made it available for public testing as
    > of yet. MS should be starting Vista testing soon though.
    >
    > --
    > Jason
    >
    > Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600 & 5728
    > MS Office 2007 B2TR
    > "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    > I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    > --
    > barny
    >


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  5. #5


    Lloyd Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use and
    effective.
    I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in release.
    It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on three
    machines.

    It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a firewall
    that replaces
    the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds out-bound
    protections and
    rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply, to
    system maintenance and
    backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared to
    many security suites.
    When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    reasonably sure that
    their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    malicious sites, and do not
    do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    machine administrator!!!].

    It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems that
    one may not use all the time,
    it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good, it
    can get in the way of a user in
    a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful system
    that have a slower drive
    sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    everyday, but brought into use
    for a meeting, or presentation.

    I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or SOHO
    users would like it.

    Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    >I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    > --
    > barny



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  6. #6


    =?Utf-8?B?YmFybnlm?= Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    Lloyd,

    Are you currently using WOC on Vista?
    --
    barny


    "Lloyd" wrote:

    > OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use and
    > effective.
    > I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in release.
    > It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on three
    > machines.
    >
    > It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a firewall
    > that replaces
    > the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds out-bound
    > protections and
    > rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply, to
    > system maintenance and
    > backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared to
    > many security suites.
    > When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    > reasonably sure that
    > their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    > malicious sites, and do not
    > do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    > machine administrator!!!].
    >
    > It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems that
    > one may not use all the time,
    > it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good, it
    > can get in the way of a user in
    > a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful system
    > that have a slower drive
    > sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    > everyday, but brought into use
    > for a meeting, or presentation.
    >
    > I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or SOHO
    > users would like it.
    >
    > Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    > "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    > >I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    > > --
    > > barny

    >


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  7. #7


    Jeff Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    Lloyd,
    Great plug;
    But;
    #1 It's not Vista compatible. Yet
    #2 Vista's firewall needs nothing- it's WAY better than xp-has Outbound;
    oh and the best firewall is a physical box;btw.
    #3 All of these services you speak of; are available; free of charge.
    Ahh, but it's your money--lol

    Jeff

    "Lloyd" <lketchum@libertech.net> wrote in message
    news:2335152E-9E4A-42CF-A159-8AC9A5FB10CC@microsoft.com...
    > OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use
    > and effective.
    > I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in
    > release.
    > It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on
    > three machines.
    >
    > It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a
    > firewall that replaces
    > the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds out-bound
    > protections and
    > rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply,
    > to system maintenance and
    > backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared to
    > many security suites.
    > When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    > reasonably sure that
    > their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    > malicious sites, and do not
    > do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    > machine administrator!!!].
    >
    > It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems that
    > one may not use all the time,
    > it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good, it
    > can get in the way of a user in
    > a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful system
    > that have a slower drive
    > sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    > everyday, but brought into use
    > for a meeting, or presentation.
    >
    > I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or SOHO
    > users would like it.
    >
    > Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    > "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    >>I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    >> --
    >> barny

    >



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  8. #8


    Lloyd Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    No, not yet, but I will be testing it very soon.

    As you know, WOC for XP is not yet ported for any of Vista's evaluation
    builds available in
    any channel.

    I am running Trend's Suite 14, which is available for eval with Vista
    evaluations - build 14.56.1008
    on Vista [build 5728].

    It works fine, but left to default settings, it updates indiscreetly each 3
    hours - doesn't take long,
    but if a user does not adjust it, it can be annoying.


    "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:957C9E06-F00A-44E4-A276-A68B4458F28D@microsoft.com...
    > Lloyd,
    >
    > Are you currently using WOC on Vista?
    > --
    > barny
    >
    >
    > "Lloyd" wrote:
    >
    >> OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use
    >> and
    >> effective.
    >> I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in
    >> release.
    >> It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on
    >> three
    >> machines.
    >>
    >> It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a
    >> firewall
    >> that replaces
    >> the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds out-bound
    >> protections and
    >> rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply,
    >> to
    >> system maintenance and
    >> backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared to
    >> many security suites.
    >> When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    >> reasonably sure that
    >> their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    >> malicious sites, and do not
    >> do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    >> machine administrator!!!].
    >>
    >> It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems
    >> that
    >> one may not use all the time,
    >> it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good, it
    >> can get in the way of a user in
    >> a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful system
    >> that have a slower drive
    >> sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    >> everyday, but brought into use
    >> for a meeting, or presentation.
    >>
    >> I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or SOHO
    >> users would like it.
    >>
    >> Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    >> "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >> news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    >> >I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    >> > --
    >> > barny

    >>



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  9. #9


    Lloyd Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    All true statements; however, using OneCare unifies the security and
    maintenance suite for users
    who prefer not to have to find and manage many separate and possibly less
    well supported products.

    Further, the integration is very tight and the product is very easy to use.
    Also, one price provides protection for
    up to three computers in a home or small office. It's a good buy, for that
    reason and tracks with pricing
    in similar packs for student and teacher versions of office - meaning, there
    is some consideration for the
    realities facing families - lot's of kids with computers and little time to
    chase security and maintenance.

    Yes, Vista's firewall is very comprehensive - but... most users will never
    find it and only use its basic
    interface from inside the control panel or the security center. Very few
    will go to administrative tools and
    explore the much more capable and complex Vista firewall - which looks very
    much like ISA 2006 in that
    it treats every action as a publishing rule. It is great, but I suspect few
    home users will get too far into it.

    I do maintain that OneCare combines the balance of features and ease of use
    home users are looking for - without
    the memory and systems tax many users have experienced with Symantec's, or
    McAffee's products, for example.



    "Jeff" <alemaker@gmailer.com> wrote in message
    news:uzzfX9Y4GHA.512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    > Lloyd,
    > Great plug;
    > But;
    > #1 It's not Vista compatible. Yet
    > #2 Vista's firewall needs nothing- it's WAY better than xp-has
    > Outbound; oh and the best firewall is a physical box;btw.
    > #3 All of these services you speak of; are available; free of charge.
    > Ahh, but it's your money--lol
    >
    > Jeff
    >
    > "Lloyd" <lketchum@libertech.net> wrote in message
    > news:2335152E-9E4A-42CF-A159-8AC9A5FB10CC@microsoft.com...
    >> OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use
    >> and effective.
    >> I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in
    >> release.
    >> It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on
    >> three machines.
    >>
    >> It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a
    >> firewall that replaces
    >> the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds out-bound
    >> protections and
    >> rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply,
    >> to system maintenance and
    >> backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared to
    >> many security suites.
    >> When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    >> reasonably sure that
    >> their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    >> malicious sites, and do not
    >> do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    >> machine administrator!!!].
    >>
    >> It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems
    >> that one may not use all the time,
    >> it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good, it
    >> can get in the way of a user in
    >> a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful system
    >> that have a slower drive
    >> sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    >> everyday, but brought into use
    >> for a meeting, or presentation.
    >>
    >> I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or SOHO
    >> users would like it.
    >>
    >> Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    >> "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >> news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    >>>I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    >>> --
    >>> barny

    >>

    >



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  10. #10


    ScottyDog55 Guest

    Re: Anyone tried Windows OneCare Live?

    Please do not recommend products for vista that are incompatable with Vista.
    The ocbeta team will send a message to beta testers when a vista compatable
    version becomes available. OC won't istall on vista, vista blocks the
    installation of incompatable or conflicting programs. Why don't you post
    your OC Pimp action on an xp newsgroup where it belongs.

    "Lloyd" <lketchum@libertech.net> wrote in message
    news:7C3FDD3F-59A8-4705-A7E4-7EF4997E4032@microsoft.com...
    > All true statements; however, using OneCare unifies the security and
    > maintenance suite for users
    > who prefer not to have to find and manage many separate and possibly less
    > well supported products.
    >
    > Further, the integration is very tight and the product is very easy to
    > use. Also, one price provides protection for
    > up to three computers in a home or small office. It's a good buy, for
    > that reason and tracks with pricing
    > in similar packs for student and teacher versions of office - meaning,
    > there is some consideration for the
    > realities facing families - lot's of kids with computers and little time
    > to chase security and maintenance.
    >
    > Yes, Vista's firewall is very comprehensive - but... most users will never
    > find it and only use its basic
    > interface from inside the control panel or the security center. Very few
    > will go to administrative tools and
    > explore the much more capable and complex Vista firewall - which looks
    > very much like ISA 2006 in that
    > it treats every action as a publishing rule. It is great, but I suspect
    > few home users will get too far into it.
    >
    > I do maintain that OneCare combines the balance of features and ease of
    > use home users are looking for - without
    > the memory and systems tax many users have experienced with Symantec's, or
    > McAffee's products, for example.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Jeff" <alemaker@gmailer.com> wrote in message
    > news:uzzfX9Y4GHA.512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    >> Lloyd,
    >> Great plug;
    >> But;
    >> #1 It's not Vista compatible. Yet
    >> #2 Vista's firewall needs nothing- it's WAY better than xp-has
    >> Outbound; oh and the best firewall is a physical box;btw.
    >> #3 All of these services you speak of; are available; free of charge.
    >> Ahh, but it's your money--lol
    >>
    >> Jeff
    >>
    >> "Lloyd" <lketchum@libertech.net> wrote in message
    >> news:2335152E-9E4A-42CF-A159-8AC9A5FB10CC@microsoft.com...
    >>> OneCare is great - it is memory efficient, very lightweight, easy to use
    >>> and effective.
    >>> I participated in all its beta's and then bought two sets of it in
    >>> release.
    >>> It is also very affordable, where one seat allows one to install it on
    >>> three machines.
    >>>
    >>> It combines a good balance of essential system protections - from a
    >>> firewall that replaces
    >>> the Windows firewall in the Windows Security Center, which adds
    >>> out-bound protections and
    >>> rules that are very simple, on the fly, rules that one can easily apply,
    >>> to system maintenance and
    >>> backup. It is also much less "chatty" and in your face... as compared
    >>> to many security suites.
    >>> When used with IE 7 RC-1, or Vista, and Windows Defender, one can be
    >>> reasonably sure that
    >>> their system will remain safe and sound... provided they stay away from
    >>> malicious sites, and do not
    >>> do anything foolish [like running a machine in the context of a local
    >>> machine administrator!!!].
    >>>
    >>> It has only one behavior that I do not like - for laptops, or systems
    >>> that one may not use all the time,
    >>> it runs the maintenace tuneup upon startup. While the intent is good,
    >>> it can get in the way of a user in
    >>> a rush to use a system. This can be an annoyance on less powerful
    >>> system that have a slower drive
    >>> sub-system and less I/O - for example, on a laptop that is not used
    >>> everyday, but brought into use
    >>> for a meeting, or presentation.
    >>>
    >>> I'd give OneCare a shot and see how it works - I think most home, or
    >>> SOHO users would like it.
    >>>
    >>> Other than that one minor behavior, OneCare is pretty awesome.
    >>> "barnyf" <barnyf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >>> news:BAECA510-B5B2-44AD-BA4B-52580E920DB9@microsoft.com...
    >>>>I don't see where anyone has mentioned MS's own AV software...WOC.Live
    >>>> --
    >>>> barny
    >>>

    >>

    >



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